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Fictional character biography

Arthur Parks was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He fell in love with Lucy Barton until she left him to marry another man with greater wealth. This caused him to lose his mind. Blinded by jealousy, he thought that to win a woman's heart he needed to have power. He created his alter ego The Living Laser. He then met and fell in love at first sight with the Wasp. He captured her and began a battle with the Avengers. He lost this battle, but not his thirst for power. After he had served some time in prison in New York, The Mandarin helped him escape. He began his team up with Mandarin's Minions which allowed him to attempt revenge on the Avengers. Thor and Hawkeye prevented any of his efforts of following through on his plans. This failure led to being a member of Batroc's Brigade lead by Batroc the Leaper and then a couple incarnations of the Lethal Legion. After finding out that Count Nefaria had double crossed him, he realized that the laser diodes implanted in his skin were unstable. He sought out help and found East German agents who were able to divert/drain excess power into East German satellites. Nickname: Location of New Brunswick in Middlesex County Coordinates: Country United States of America State New Jersey County Middlesex Established December 30, 1730 Incorporated September 1, 1784 Government  - Type Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)  - Mayor James Cahill Area  - City  5. ... Creatures: Wasp, the insect Sea wasps are a number of species of jellyfish, including the deadly box jellyfish Culture: WASP, or White Anglo-Saxon Protestant W.A.S.P., a musical band London Wasps are an English rugby union club Wasp (book), a science fiction novel by Eric Frank Russell... The Avengers is an elite fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Universe. ... The Mandarin is a Marvel Comics supervillain and archenemy of Iron Man. ... Mandarins Minions are a group of villains led by and brought together by The Mandarin. ... The Avengers is an elite fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Universe. ... It has been suggested that Ultimate Thor be merged into this article or section. ... Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ... Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc) is a fictional villain from Marvel Comics. ... The Lethal Legion is a name used by four fictional supervillain teams in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Count Luchino Nefaria is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

His human form was eventually destroyed while battling Iron Man. With the help of Jim Rhodes, Iron Man destroyed the satellites that were used to keep the laser diodes stable. This transformed the Living Laser into a being of sentient light. He was taken to the West Coast Avengers compound where Henry Pym was working to restore him to normal. Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... War Machine is a superhero in the Marvel Universe. ... The West Coast Avengers was a spin-off superhero team of the Avengers, as well as the title of their comic book series. ... Dr. Henry Hank Jonathan Pym is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. ...

The Living Laser subsequently escaped, and his increasing confidence and experience with his newfound abilities made him a greater threat than ever before. He sought out and fought Iron Man to a standstill, but only due to the mistaken belief that Iron Man had collapsed from injuries. In their second battle, with the help of Wonder Man and Henry Pym, Iron Man exploited one of the Living Laser's critical weaknesses to temporarily disperse the latter's energy-based body. Wonder Man is a fictional character, a superhero and a long-time member of the Avengers that appears in the Marvel Universe. ...

Upon reintegrating his body, Arthur Parks fought Jim Rhodes (who had temporarily become the new Iron Man), but was convinced by Rhodes to work for him. When Rhodes became convinced that the Living Laser was too dangerous, he lured Parks into a Laser Focusing Chamber aimed at the Andromeda galaxy, and then activated it. Recently after returning to earth, Tony Stark offered to cure him, by removing his powers, but it went horribly wrong.

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Powers and abilities

Arthur Parks was a gifted research scientist until turning to villainy. He is steeped in knowledge, design, & construction of lasers. He began with wrist-mounted laser guns (which were the smallest lasers ever made), then implanted laser diodes into his skin with the help of fellow scientist Jonas Harrow and the funding of Count Nefaria (as well as a promise to have his power doubled). Experiment with a laser (US Military) In physics, a laser is a device that emits light through a specific mechanism for which the term laser is an acronym: light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. ... Count Luchino Nefaria is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

While in the form of a sentient light being, he can assume almost any identity by refracting light and creating holographic illusions. He can also concentrate his power as a single beam of light or he can become even deadlier by intensifying himself into laser beams.

Heroes Reborn

In this version of the character, Arthur Parks was the CEO of Parks Opitc fibers. He tries to sue Tony Stark for ruining his company, but Stark's victory forces him to leave his wife and go through an experiment in order to obtain powers.

Now calling himself Living Laser, he attacks Tony, only to be defeated by Iron Man. The fight turns Parks even more inhuman, as he ends up as a being of pure light.

In other media

Animated Living Laser on 1994 Iron Man

• In the 1994 Iron Man animated series, Living Laser served as one of the minions of the Mandarin.
• He was also a sub-boss, along with Klaw, of the first stage in the video game Captain America and the Avengers.

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External links

• Living Laser at MarvelDirectory.com

• Living Laser at Bring on the Bad Guys: The Villains of Marvel Comics